Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’ve spent summers at ClickOnDetroit/WDIV Local 4, Automotive News and the Wall Street Journal , and prior to my current role, I was a full-time reporter covering mobility and suppliers at Automotive News. Pitch features with good people within companies, not just products. The post Meet the Media: Alexa St.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Schedule meetings with them to discuss goals and ask for recommendations. Joining student organizations Many student organizations on campus have connections with local businesses and organizations. Students can also attend club meetings and events to expand their network.

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How To Local Interviews Resources 78

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I assign articles to our in-house and freelance staff, work with our graphic artist for our print layout and designs, and work with our sales and management team to ensure our content meets our editorial mission and help with sales. I really love delving into people’s stories or stories of how companies are born.

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Meeting Automotive Engineering Journalism 72

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 18, 2022

It wasn’t until she moved to New York that she made the transition back to PR, working for hospitals and agencies — including Edelman and Manning Selvage & Lee (now known as the MSLGroup) — servicing biotech and pharmaceutical companies. She’s looking at auditions for local choral groups and trying her hand at some fiction writing.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

I might write about a local company or service I never knew existed, and the next day might be an enterprise piece about electric vehicles or the steel industry. You might also be interested in: Meet the Media: John Irwin, Reporter at Automotive News. Meet the Media: Bengt Halvorson, Editor of Green Car Reports.

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Meeting Report Automotive Media 74

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. I always look to answer these questions: Why/how is this person/company considered an expert or authority in this subject? You might also be interested in: Meet the Media: Josh Fisher, Executive Editor of FleetOwner.

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Meeting Automotive Media Transportation 81

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We continue to run a lot of stories on how constrained supply chains, record-high fuel costs, and labor shortages are impacting trucking companies. I covered everything from town politics, police, fire, education, town budgets, and local happenings in the community. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Meeting Automotive Transportation Newspapers 59

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Once I submitted my resume and started the interview process with DKY, the hiring team did a great job communicating expectations, next steps and keeping me informed of their anticipated timeline. If you interviewed with multiple people via video, did you feel that was easier or tougher than doing it in person?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Covering the mortgage companies like Rocket and UWM going public has been quite the experience. These are large, long-standing companies that traditionally have kept their books mostly closed. I get a lot of pitches about a company being started and that’s the news hook being offered. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I’m not familiar with your company … I’ve never heard your CEO speak or I’ve never heard of your company before, so why should your story be of interest to me now? You didn’t connect your news to … trends, industry issues, local economic impact, etc., and your innovation isn’t newsworthy by itself.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

This program is fascinating to me because it provides an opportunity for companies’ engineering teams to come together to research and develop technologies which will help reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks. We like to hike, play board games, visit our local breweries. of Energy’s SuperTruck program.

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Meeting Media Engineering Journalism 74

Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

” “I need to reschedule [ because of a non-important fluff meeting ] and I’m double-booked; can the reporter reschedule?” We’re pitching editorial sources to fit THEIR needs, not gifting them with the fabulous opportunity of a lifetime interview with the reporter being eternally grateful for the favor.

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Interviews Real Estate Media Pitching 174

Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

We’ve grown quite a bit, and our team now includes Corporate Social Responsibility, our own in-house agency team, a Demand Operations/Lean Gen capability, Strategic Meetings Management, and, most recently, Customer Advocacy. In working directly with the CEO, I’m able to share and gain immediate input into our activities.

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Content Marketing Interviews Marketing Leadership 170

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

2️ You will meet the leaders and visionaries from the top players across the mobility value chain. Consider yourself to be a company on the edge of something big? Opportunities for meetings and on-site interviews with press/journalists are available via our dedicated app.

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Mobile Transportation Automotive Policies 88

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

We sat down with Bernadette to discuss how her background in journalism impacted her career in PR, how she struck out on her own as a solo PR pro (and grew both her client and employee roster) and how she’s using her PR skills to help prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion practices at her local PRSA chapter.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I’ll never forget driving to Petersen Publishing Company some 50 miles from my home and pitching three articles to Lee Kelley, editorial director at the new Hot Rod Specialty Publications Group. I have a small vineyard and make wine with a local winery…high-end hobbyist but one day, who knows? I loved it. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Journalism Automotive Interviews Writing 114

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

It also provides information on key economic indicators, government initiatives, and advice for foreign companies looking to navigate Finland’s media environment. It should be pointed out that many large companies have found Finland a lucrative country to invest in. A good place to connect and meet contacts.

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Radio Pinterest Television Government 64

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2016

In a public relations agency, there’s nothing we like better than working with a company whose marketing or comms leader picks up the phone regularly and says, “do you think there’s a story here?” Use meetings to get quality input. Are you really listening to your colleagues during a staff meeting?

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Publicity Insurance Insurance Interviews 149

Communications Conversations

JUNE 22, 2021

Back in January, I wrote and published my annual “coffee list” It’s a fun project for me, and a great way to hold myself accountable for meeting up with new people in our industry. but even over just the last few weeks, I’ve been getting out and meeting with more people. I meet a lot of people in any given year.

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Real Estate Local Meeting Sports 88

Flack's Revenge

JUNE 13, 2022

I play keyboard, and liked to consider myself an audiophile back in the day; I attended BAS (Boston Audio Society) meetings while in college in Boston, where luminaries like the Amar Bose of Bose Speakers and the “K” from KLH speakers also hung out. The company that gave me my first job. Yes, that was the one!

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Engineering Trade Shows Local Interviews 156

PRSay

JULY 16, 2020

Among other action items, participants will learn to inspire employees, manage operations, meet organizational challenges and strengthen their teams’ communications with crucial stakeholders. They were meeting deadlines and my internal clients were pleased with their work, but they didn’t do the work the way I would have done it.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 22, 2021

Back in January, I wrote and published my annual “coffee list” It’s a fun project for me, and a great way to hold myself accountable for meeting up with new people in our industry. but even over just the last few weeks, I’ve been getting out and meeting with more people. I meet a lot of people in any given year.

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Real Estate Local Meeting Sports 78

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

But, as you’ll quickly see in this short interview, Dan is a whole lot more. And, he may be the first (and only) journalist to interview cats on TV! Of course, being exposed to so many local business leaders during my time at the Business Journal was a blessing. What drew you to that company, in particular?

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Radio Journalism Interviews Energy 167

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2014

As I said in PR in Asia: Myths and Misconceptions , Fusion PR often hears from companies that want to get media coverage in China. The following is a summary of the interview; you can request a full copy by visiting this link. Do you need to meet reporters in-person to get coverage? What is tech reporting like in China?

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Transportation Print Conference Technology 201

Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Last month, global thought leaders convened in Davos, Switzerland at the 54 th Annual World Economic Forum (WEF) Meeting, bringing industry, academia and government leaders together to discuss the present – and future – of business and society. Guess what? It’s the coolest year of the next 100 years… We immerse people in the data.

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Technology Policies Government Community 112

PRSay

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She asked her publicist not to tell anyone where she was and had him turn down interviews, photo shoots and calls until she got better. After meeting him at a local theater production when Matlin was in middle school, she told him she wanted to be an actor. I started my own production company, and I pitched others my ideas.”.

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Film Local Education Interviews 194

Barokas

MARCH 16, 2020

Worldwide, society, business and the things many take for granted (conferences, face-to-face meetings, food service, travel, schooling) have been upended. It’s also caused many companies to refocus their PR, marketing and communications plans. We are here to help companies navigate through this uncertainty.

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Communications Case Study Conference Resources 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 27, 2016

For a technology startup company, good public relations can go a long way. Principals of early early-stage companies don’t always recognize how to deploy PR to maximum effect. If fundraising is a priority, stick to tactics and media outlets and events that reach VCs and analyst companies and forget about customer acquisition.

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Local Interviews Agency Technology 120

Maxim Behar

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Because you meet people that you would never meet on Facebook or Instagram. You're meeting people you would never meet under other circumstances. Then we'd sit down to dinner with the local Rioja wine, jamon and cheeses. Host: Perhaps the most important thing is good company. And it's not that tiring.

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Flack's Revenge

JUNE 28, 2017

Below I share highlights of each presenting company. Rentigo : A property management solution that meets the needs of small and large property managers and landlords while addressing the growing demands of modern tenants with a simple and user-friendly solution. Intervyo : The first and most advanced interview simulation engine.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 11, 2014

dpms is a local London business that sells branded apparel, jewelry and products by local artisans. In April 2014, the company won first prize in a start-up business competition, taking home $7,000 to help fund its growth. The win inspired Metro News , a local tabloid, to profile dpms in a feature story.

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Apparel Media Ethics Interviews 123

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The triple bottom line leans into the impression a company makes on its people, profit, and the planet, while ESG uses a more specific set of criteria to assess a company’s sustainability in environmental, social, and governance realms. Investors often use ESG to assess the risk and potential return of an investment.

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Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Powertrain diversification is a major trend, as companies strive to meet stricter emissions regulations and advance their own net-zero and sustainability initiatives. A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show.

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Engineering Automotive Agriculture Media 77

Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In our media training sessions, I usually lead off practice interviews with a seemingly simple question: Can you tell me about your company? Executives are usually keenly aware of the internal and external criticisms of their company or organization. There are many reasons executives might say too much during an interview.

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Media Training Media Training Interviews 120

PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Customers want to know more about the people who lead the companies they patronize. Speeches, white papers, blog posts and even tweets create expectations about an executive’s communication skills that must be met when they do live Facebook chats, meet customers or talk with employees. Find the 2018 Trust Barometer here.).

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Communications Employee Leadership Writing 149

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Each bullet point is strategically written to describe what you have learned in prior experience and what skills you can provide to a new company. If face-to-face communication is more your style, search for a professional networking group such as the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) that has a local chapter.

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Social Media LinkedIn Brand Branding 177

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I play keyboard, and liked to consider myself an audiophile back in the day; I attended AES meetings while in college in Boston, where luminaries like the Amar Bose of Bose Speakers and the “K” from KLH speakers also hung out. And then, I saw a large booth for a company whose name I had been trying to recall recently.

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Engineering Trade Shows Local Interviews 149